Directed by David Lean Produced by Sam Spiegel Screenplay by Carl Foreman Michael Wilson Based on The Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle Starring William Holden Jack Hawkins Alec Guinness Music by Malcolm Arnold Cinematography Jack Hildyard Edited by Peter Taylor

Production company Horizon Pictures Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date 2 October 1957 (United Kingdom) 14 December 1957 (United States) Running time 161 minutes Country United Kingdom United States Language English Subtitles Portuguese Brazil (.srt) Budget $2.8 million Box office $30.6 million (initial release)